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I was recently informed by my aunt that
people who
wear glasses and take them off for the
shower sometime have a hard time
differentiating between shampoo and
conditioner bottles when the only
difference between them is the text
printed thereon. As my eyes and I are
still
young, I had
never considered this
problem, but here is my solution to it.
A flexible latex sleeve made of the same
materials as those spikey anemone ball
things. There would be two of them sold
as a set. Each would be uniquely
textured
(one ridged vertically and one ridged
horizontally or what have you) and
colored. This would allow the visually
impaired person to differentiate between
the two similar bottles by touch or sight,
however limited that may be.
As a side note, her current solution is to
take a permanent marker and draw a
large
S and C on the bottles so they may be
read
without glasses.
*** Edit 8/26: title changed from
"Shampoo bottle Differentiator" ***
which bottles are shampoo?
http://hairessentia...TODESIGNDISPLAY.jpg
Which are conditioner? [bleh, Aug 24 2007]
US Patent 6,367,185 (2000)
http://www.google.c...nts?id=mpQJAAAAEBAJ
Sticky tactile markers. [jutta, Aug 25 2007]
US Patent 6,047,992 (1998)
http://www.google.c...ts?vid=USPAT6047992
Raised Letters "S" and "C". [jutta, Aug 25 2007]
[link]
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I get shampoo and conditioner that are in different-colored bottles, even though they are the same brand. |
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Um, couldn't you just put a fuzzy sleeve on ONE of the bottles? |
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The stuff I buy also has different
colored caps, but not all do (paul
mitchell to name one) |
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//Um, couldn't you just put a fuzzy
sleeve on ONE of the bottles?// |
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Yes, but I charge more 'cause they're
sold
as a set. |
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I added a link to demonstrate the problem
of undifferentiable bottles. |
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There are two good patents in this space but I can't find products that would use them - perhaps because the ad-hoc solution of putting a rubber band around one of the bottles to mark it pretty much works, too. |
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Yes, true, but you know, there are a lot of things I see in the store where a rubber band or other ad hoc solution would work fine (and often does for me), but the "awww, isn't that adorable?" factor keeps them moving I suppose. |
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This could be one of those. |
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Maybe. But there's a little more to it. The flexible sleeve in this idea is actually better than the two linked-to patents because it isn't glued to the bottle, doesn't come off, and doesn't need to be thrown out when the bottle is empty. |
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As baby-boomers age, there will be a growing market in aids to visually and cognitively impaired; there are lots of things you don't want to confuse, like salt/pepper, pills, oil/vinegar, toothpaste and ointment. Brightly colored tactile cozies are a good general solution to all of these. |
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The products I use have the same color, but different shapes - a cylinder for shampoo, a squishy tube for conditioner. Hooray design! |
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Sham = fake
poo = poo
....and
you rub this into your hair ? |
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I bunned this because rather than providing a single unique invention, it's more of a rant against bad design. It should probably be [m-f-d]'d but it's quite right. In a time when every public building is being made to install ramps for the wheelchair bound, making hair products that are usable by people who wear glasses doesn't sound that unreasonable a request. |
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As a person of some years, my eyes aren't what they used to be. This has my vote. I'm tired of shampooing with conditioner. |
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//, it's more of a rant against bad
design. // |
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While bad design does irk me a good
deal, that is hardly the idea behind this
posting. I personally don't experience
the problem for which I have presented
a
solution. My aunt was telling me of her
problem, and I have offered this
solution. I believe there is a single
invention here, though it may not be
unique. I suppose, after reading [jutta]'s
comments, that this is little more than a
glorified rubber band, but hey, its
glorified. Thanks for the vote! |
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And yay for [jutta] saying my idea is
better than some others that have been
patented! |
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Take two bottles into the shower? |
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[bigsleep] me too. Thanks Bubs. |
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<inadvertently takes bottle before breakfast instead of shower> |
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Isn't this addressable by the users using a rubber band or something? This is the sort of thing I do with my keys. Surely you only experience this "problem" once before figuring out a solution for yourself? |
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I cannot find containers/bottles in the shape of letters at all but it must be possible to do. family members (particularly children) would love their stuff in personalised containers. this reminds me that I colour coded my children so that I knew what belonged to whom. |
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//Take two bottles into the shower?
// |
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I must be missing something here. ? |
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//Brightly colored tactile cozies// |
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I think I'm gonna change the title to that. It
sounds a lot better than mine. |
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//I must be missing something here.// |
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UK advertising campaign, I think. It was a few years ago, but it sticks in the head like an annoying tune. |
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//UK advertising campaign// |
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That would explain why I didn't get it. |
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Bun, and an added bun because these might not only help with differentiating one bottle from the other, but also make the bottles easier to grip by a person with motor skill difficulties as well. |
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I assume the shampoo and conditioner smell different from each other - you could smell the top of the container where the congealed unused product is. |
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//I assume the shampoo and conditioner
smell different from each other// |
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Not always true. Tea Tree products all
have a strong minty smell to them that
kind of burns your eyes. I'm not denying
that there are free alternatives to this
solution, but there are none that do all
that this idea does. |
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One could emerge from the shower, well conditioned, clad in nothing but brightly colored tactile cozies. No need for glasses ... or lights! Hey - is that a shampoo bottle? Cozy! Spikey! Uniquely! Ridged Horizontally! |
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+ I could use these...simple and practical. |
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and that's how Bungco just got another brilliant product idea. |
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//baby-boomers / cognitively impaired// |
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